Ask HN: What are some good books to improve on object oriented design? What books would you recommend to improve on object oriented design? I know nothing beats experience, though I would like to know what books have you read that has improved your knowledge on OO design and you highly recommend. I have been planning to read Code Complete and The pragmatic programmer. What are your thoughts on these books? |
Smalltalk is object oriented from the ground up and this book is full of advice and examples of good OOAD. Even if your every day language is Java, C++ or something else, this book will show you OO the way it was meant to be done.
It's not quite as easy to follow as the Sandi Metz book I mentioned above, but worth the effort.
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Even if you code in a language other than Ruby, this book is quite easy to follow and chock full of great OO advice.